Statement from Parents of Adam Aleman
Posted by: SB Pietas | 07/09/2008 11:16 AM
Submitted to The Sun at 9 PM last night is a statement from the parents of former Assistant Assessor Adam Aleman:
The chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Paul Biane, could have very well left off the very last statement in his press release: "The taxpayers of San Bernardino County should not be paying Aleman's salary while his case works its way through the courts. It's extremely unfortunate that a few people can stain the reputation of the largest county in the nation.
Our son is not a stain. My wife and I are well aware that on many occasions, Adam worked closely with you and your staff and always spoke fondly of your service to the county. Our son always gave 100 percent effort everywhere he worked including the San Bernardino County Assessor's Office.
He met every job qualification and served the people of San Bernardino County with honor and integrity.
He passed the difficult assessors exam on the first attempt, and met every job qualification required to perform his service. Adam's dedication and service to his country, state and county that he so dearly loves, are all parallel standards that are shared with his siblings. Crysten, 23 is working at a summer camp for inner city youth at Lake Hughs, Ca. Briana, 18, served as a congressional page in Washington D.C., in 2007. And David, 21, is serving our country in the United States Army Infrantry division in Iraq.
Once again, Adam is not a stain!
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Mr. Biane, we don't expect it, but we would welcome a heartfelt apology.
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Falsifying documents to a Grand Jury and destroying evidence is a big smelly turd stain in my book. The parents are the perfect example of the idiots of San Berdo that continue to vote for these corrupt rats. What about the California Charter Academy. Tadd Honeycutt still sits on the Hesperia City Council after posting half a million dollar bail on charges of stealing $23 million of tax payer money.
To Adams Parents: Its really too bad that the real evil-doers have to go after our best and our brightest. Our prayers are with you and yours. ncmycy
Wait a minute...
I understand you are proud parents and view your son through rose colored lenses, but your assertion that Adam, "...served the people of San Bernardino County with honor and integrity." is simply not true.
He may have given 100%. He may have been qualified. He may have loved his work. But he obviously did not do it with with "honor and integrity." Adam doesn't find himself in the pickle he is in because of impeccable integrity.
Fortunately for you Mr. Aleman, you had 3 other children who apparently make you proud and who apparently excerise better judgement than Adam.
Now if he would just roll over on Postmus (figuratively speaking, of course), we could be rid of all this nonsense and move on.
I think Adam's folks have enough to deal with right now without people hammering them over the head with Adam's misdeeds. This is something that will last for a while and it has to be hard on them. I say let's just leave them alone......they still have a lot to work through and probably some more hurting when all finally will be said and done. Put yourself in their places and have some compassion for them.
It's funny to say... I remember a time when Postmus, Biane and other politicians had fun together at free Nascar races, trips to China/Japan, lavish trips to Las Vegas, etc. I wonder if tax payers dollars was being used. From the pictures, the club in Japan had lost of pretty girls. I hope the money was worth it.
Long Haired Gurl-
With all due respect, I don't really care whether or not they have enough to deal with right now. If they're going to go on the record defending their son, they better be ready to hear about what a real scumbag he really is.
In life you're faced with choices. Adam made awful choices and should be held responsible for his poor judgement. I feel for his parents, who are only defending their son, but please save me the crap about "let's just leave them alone". No one pointed a gun at their head and said: Here! Write this statement!
GMAB, you are certainly entitled to your opinion, as I am mine. We must agree to disagree. I do believe that, once your children reach adulthood, parents are certainly not responsible for their children's behavior. You raise them up the best you can and hope they'll be decent, law-abiding citizens and make you proud.
All I'm saying is it must be tough to face the fact you got a bad one and why add to their problems. I just don't think it accomplishes anything.